Despite its reputation as the Peach State, poultry rules the roost in Georgia. It’s the most valuable segment of the state’s agriculture sector and is worth an estimated $6.7 billion, according to a ...

Avian influenza — which has devastated poultry flocks, wildlife populations and increasingly poses a public health risk — has ...

Farmers in Georgia’s northeastern corner woke up on Jan. 15 to discover that birds in their flock of 45,000 chickens were ill and dying. Within 24 hours, the state’s veterinary laboratory ...

which was then tested at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center and at the University of Georgia to confirm the cause of death. "Our pathologist identified viral-associated inflammation in the brain.

The price of eggs has started to come down, but farmers are still dealing with the threat of avian flu. To get a local perspective on the disease, we reached out to a few Washington state poultry ...

Zoetis received conditional USDA approval for an avian flu vaccine. Major poultry and dairy organizations back vaccine use to control the virus. The Trump administration is rolling out a new ...

By now, most people have noticed the extra cash spent at the grocery store. Egg and chicken prices have been steadily rising ...

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory helped detect highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle a year ago.